South KoreaSEOUL, SOUTH KOREA, August 30, 2023/ EINPresswire.com / -- American war veteran William Ward and Canadian war veteran Edward Buccaneer, who visited Korea to mark the 70th anniversary of the Korean War armistice, said at a press conference that they were looking for the people they had made a special connection with during the Korean War.William Ward said he was looking for Jang, a 12-year-old Korean boy who had helped him, and Edward Buccaneer was looking for a 19-year-old boy named either Jo Jeong-seong or Jo Jeok-seong. They showed pictures of them and expressed their earnest intention to locate them.Accordingly, a Korean company published a far-reaching article that included pictures of Jang and Jo at the time, asking for information to help the aged veterans achieve their goals. He tried to throw a grenade into a bunker of North Korean soldiers. However, he was shot in the arm and dropped the grenade. He is a great hero who chose to sacrifice himself by covering the grenade with his body to protect the platoon members who followed.At the time, war correspondent Jerry Thorpe had a quote about Lieutenant López's honorable death, "A courageous death makes a man great."

Source: Ethiopian News August 30, 2023 13:10 UTC